AS A FRESHMAN (2010 AT WEST FLORIDA) Saw her first action in 2010 after redshirting her first season in 2009 ... played in 14 matches as a reserve for a West Florida team that ended the season ranked in the top 20 of the Division II coaches' poll ... averaged 1.29 digs per set ... tossed in four service aces ... helped UWF to a 30-7 record, a Gulf South Conference title and an appearance in the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL Played locally at Hoover High School for coach Donna Burke ... selected by the Birmingham News in 2008 as one of the top defensive specialists in the metro area ... racked up 940 career digs as a three-year letterwinner ... helped Hoover's 2006 team to a third-place finish at the state finals.

PERSONAL Bethany Rae Stanford ... born May 14, 1991 in Birmingham, Ala. ... daughter of Doug and Carolyn Stanford ... has two sisters, Alison and Holly, and one brother, Drew ... majoring in exercise science.